Pie No. 17 – Kokosnoot Cream

I finished my examine this evening as well as came habitation to drool over this Coconut Cream Pie.  Something nearly Easter that fits thence good alongside coconut.  Coconut bunny cakes, dark-green died kokosnoot nests, Coconut cookies (like Sarah made) as well as Coconut pie!  This pie recipe is a combination of at to the lowest degree iii as well as the cease effect was really good.  The filling is velvety smooth, the season is perfect as well as the kokosnoot is, well, it’s coconutty of course!

As alongside most pies, yous volition accept several steps as well as stages to consummate the pie.  First you’ll involve a pre-baked pie pastry .  You tin hand notice brand your own, or skip this footstep as well as role a pre-made frozen or refrigerated crust.  For the filling yous volition involve sugar, salt, cornstarch, flour, milk, eggs, butter, fine character white chocolate and vanilla.  For the whipped topping yous volition role whipping cream, powdered saccharide as well as vanilla.

Break four ounces of proficient character white chocolate into pieces.

Bake your pie crust as well as nearly ii minutes earlier it is done, take from the oven as well as spread the white chocolate pieces around the bottom of the crust.  Put it dorsum inwards the oven for some other ii minutes.  Once soft, spread the chocolate on the bottom as well as upwardly the sides of the crust.

Set aside land preparing the filling.

In a heavy bottom saucepan, stir together 2/3 loving cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, ii 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, as well as 1 tablespoon flour.  Once combined, gradually stir inwards 3 cups whole milk.  Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens as well as boils.  Remove from heat.

Separate 3 eggs as well as retain the whites for some other use.

Place the iii egg yolks inwards a minor mixing bowl.

Whisk until good blended.

Slowly stir one-half the hot milk mixture into the iii egg yolks.  Mix well.

Blend the egg as well as milk mixture into the saucepan alongside the remaining filling.

Boil 1 infinitesimal more, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.

Whisk inwards the butter as well as vanilla.

Fold inwards 3/4 loving cup moist shredded kokosnoot only until blended.

Pour filling into prepared crust alongside white chocolate. Allow the pie to cool thence refrigerate for nearly ii hours.

To laid the topping combine heavy cream, sifted powdered saccharide as well as vanilla.

Beat until rigid peaks form.  Remove ii cups whipped cream as well as house inwards a pastry pocketbook alongside a large star tip.

Spread the remaining whipped cream over the operate past times of the pie similar frosting, smoothing all the agency to the edges.

Toast 1/2 loving cup kokosnoot either inwards the oven or inwards a medium skillet.  Stir oft to forestall burning.

Spread the cooled toasted kokosnoot on the operate past times of the pie.  Using the pastry bag, pipage a decorative border around the edges.

Chill until ready to serve.

This is thence worth the effort!  It’s non at all hard, only made inwards steps.

Coconut Cream Pie

For the filling:

2/3 loving cup sugar

1/2 teaspoons salt

2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon flour

3 cups whole milk

3 egg yolks, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

4 ounces proficient character white chocolate, chopped

1 whole pre-baked pie crust

Topping:

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/4 loving cup sifted powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 loving cup toasted coconut

Bake a whole pastry crust.  ii minutes earlier it is finished baking, take from oven as well as operate past times alongside chopped white chocolate.  Return the crust to the oven as well as allow the chocolate to melt, nearly ii minutes.  Remove from oven as well as spread the chocolate on the bottom as well as upwardly the sides of the pastry.

To laid the filling mix together the sugar, salt, cornstarch, as well as flour.  Gradually stir in the milk.  Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens as well as boils.  Boil 1 minutes as well as take from heat.  Slowly stir one-half the hot mixture into 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten.  Then blend the egg mixture dorsum into the saucepan.  Boil 1 infinitesimal more, stirring constantly.  Remove from oestrus as well as blend inwards 1 tablespoon butter as well as 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

Pour the filling into the baked pie shell.  Chill thoroughly (about ii hours).  Prepare whipped topping.

Combine ii cups heavy cream, 1/4 loving cup sifted powdered saccharide as well as 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.  Beat on high until stiff.  Reserve ii cups inwards pastry pocketbook alongside a large star tip.  Frost pie alongside remaining topping.  Pipe border around the pie as well as sprinkle alongside toasted kokosnoot over middle of pie.  Chill.

Thanks thence much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com